Great review of my book WMD & Terrorism (co-edited with Russ Howard), from the Spring 2013 Journal of Strategic Studies. Click here:Â http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1243&context=jss
New book: Homeland Security & Terrorism
The 2d edition of Homeland Security and Terrorism has now been published by McGraw-Hill. Information is available online at the following link: http://www.mhprofessional.com/product.php?isbn=0078026296
Illicit Networks and National Security
New book of interest from the Center for Complex Operations at National Defense University, Convergence: Illicit Networks and National Security in the Age of Globalization. Free download of full volume in PDF, at: http://www.ndu.edu/press/convergence.html
Media and the Boston terror attack
Living here in the Boston area, the past week has been an almost sleepless blur. Here are some news stories for which I was interviewed: CBS Evening News CNBC Boston Herald Metro US Christian Science Monitor
Inspire Magazine’s 10th Issue
Assessing Inspire Magazine’s 10th Edition By Scott Stewart [ VP of Analysis at STRATFOR ] Republished with permission of Stratfor. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released the 10th edition of its English-language magazine, Inspire, on March 1. After discussing its contents with our analytical team, initially I decided not Continue Reading
America’s Far-Right Extremists
An excellent new report on violent far-right extremists, published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, is available here. This study provides a conceptual foundation for understanding different far-right groups and then presents the empirical analysis of violent incidents to identify those perpetrating attacks and their associated trends. Through Continue Reading
WMD and Terrorism article in JSS
My article, “A Framework for Analyzing the Future Threat of WMD Terrorism,” has been published in the Winter 2012 issue of the Journal of Strategic Security, and is now available online at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol5/iss4/9/
Global trends in kidnapping by terrorist groups
The academic journal Global Change, Peace and Security has recently published an article of mine on kidnapping by terrorist groups, using data 1970-2010. You can download a free copy of the article at the following link:Â http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/btfYeiyeHpf37ICu4rS6/full
New book – Crime and Terror Intersections
My newest book has just been released by Taylor and Francis. Details are available online at: http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/details/9780415639613/
Political Violence and the Illicit Economies of West Africa
My article on West Africa, co-authored with Vanda Felbab-Brown, has been published by the journal Terrorism and Political Violence. A summary is available for free on the Brookings website [ Click Here ] and the full version of the article is available for free at the following link:Â http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IPbdZnuckan5GzsKd3j7/full